The Australian company Lucapa and its partners, Endiama and Rosas & Petalas, have recently announced the recovery of two white 160 and 131-carat IIa-type diamonds, both extracted by Sociedade Mineira Do Lulo (“SML”).
The first one, announced on September 2, 2022, represents the 28th diamond over 100 carats mined and the 6th largest at Lulo, the alluvial mining site where the company operates in Angola.
The second one, the discovery of which was announced just today September 21, is the 29th diamond of more than 100 carats ever recovered and the 4th found in Lulo in 2022.
In addition, a 170-carat pink diamond, named “Lulo Rose”, was found at the same site in July 2022.
Diamantino Azevedo, the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, said: «Angola has proven, yet again, its enormous diamond potential. I am absolutely convinced that with discoveries of this nature we will be, in the near future, among the biggest diamond producers in the world. Companies can always count on the Ministry’s full institutional support to ensure the proper performance of their operations».
Diamonds’ highlights
- 160-carat white IIa-type diamond
- 28th +100 carat diamond extracted at Lulo
- 6th largest rough found at Lulo
- 131-carat white IIa-type diamond
- 29th +100 carat diamond recovered at Lulo
- 4th +100 carat recovered in 2022 to date at Lulo
Over the last two months, in the same deposit, miners have found more than 100 stones of considerable caliber – weighing more than 10.8 carats – including four rough diamonds of IIa-Type weighing 99, 81, 74 and 66 carats.
A 170-carat pink diamond, named “Lulo Rose”, was found at the same site in July this year.
Angola is one of the most profitable mining nations on the African continent, with a total of 180 million carats. The gems found are of both alluvial and kimberlitic material.
